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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • samuel_nelson@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MONA IBRAHIM" <mona_ibrahim@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:08:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Compensation


My dear good friend,

Thanks for your effort to assist me. I wish to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a Moslem brother in United Arab Emirate. Presently I’m in Emirate for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite fact that it failed some how. I sincerely appreciate your decision to assist me then though providence did not allow it. Please contact my secretary in Lagos-Nigeria by name Mr. Frank Agu at his mail address (Samuel_nelson@myway.com) I arranged for you a draft for the sum of USD1.250 million which I kept for you as a token compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mr. Samuel Nelson and instruct him where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. In the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which I am involve in. My secretary will ensure that you receive this draft as soon as you contact him since I am keeping a low level here considering the sum of money at our disposal for investment.

Finally, I wish to say thank you again while I wait for your mail confirming the receipt of the draft.

Regards,

Mr. Mona Ibrahim


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